Restoring Forgotten Talent: A Scholarly Edition of Luise Greger’s Ganseliesel

Authors

J. Briton Anderson, Brigham Young University
Dr. Michelle James, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Luise Greger, Ganseliesel, operetta, music

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

Luise Greger, a talented and accomplished composer in Germany during the 20th Century, has largely been overlooked as an important voice in music history. Her impressive opus of art songs, in addition to an operetta, was quite popular during her day, as is evidenced by several contemporary newspaper reviews. The Sophie Project sponsored a well-received performance of Greger’s collected art songs in 2003, which established the value of performing her music. Because of the significance and quality of Greger’s music, my ORCA proposal was to help fill the lack of serious research on Greger’s life and music by preparing a critical edition of her operetta, Ganseliesel, along with a biographical and musicological introduction, and making it available for performance purposes once again.

Recommended Citation

Anderson, J. Briton and James, Dr. Michelle (2013) "Restoring Forgotten Talent: A Scholarly Edition of Luise Greger’s Ganseliesel," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 854.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/854